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ISLANDERS URGED TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND STAY SAFE ON ARMED FORCES DAY
Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day returns next weekend, with visitors being encouraged to walk or use public transport to get to the hugely popular event. Thousands of visitors will descend on Ryde on Sunday 30th June to enjoy a...
Read moreDetailsDEADLINE APPROACHING TO APPLY FOR FREE VOTER PHOTO ID
Photo ID will be required to be able to vote in person at a General Election for the first time on Thursday 4th July and Islanders are being reminded that if they do not have a valid document such as...
Read moreDetailsYAFFORD MILL – HOME TO A MINIATURE RAILWAY AND SOPHIE THE SEAL
Yafford Mill Yafford Mill was a quirky tourist attraction in the heart of rural West Wight - a little south of Shorwell - that closed over 20 years ago back in 2000. As well as the mill equipment - kept...
Read moreDetailsGUILTY PLEAS FROM SERIAL OFFENDER WHO TOLD MAGISTRATES TO SEND HIM TO PRISON
A serial offender who damaged a gate and a drainpipe - and said that the best thing magistrates could do would be to send him to prison - will be sentenced in August. Terence Perkins, of Culver Parade in Sandown,...
Read moreDetailsISLAND TEEN JAGO NEEDS YOUR HELP TO REALISE HIS SURFING DREAM
Isle of Wight teen surfer Jago Tasker has been selected to represent England at the European Surfing Championships in Portugal this Summer, but he needs your help to get there. Jago, who you may have seen bossing the waves in...
Read moreDetailsLIGHTHOUSES SET TO LIGHT THE SOUTH NEXT MONTH
The streets of Cowes and Southampton will soon be aglow with a free family-friendly art trail which is set to launch on 13th July 2024 In partnership with Wild in Art and presented by Red Funnel, Light the South features...
Read moreDetailsEAST WIGHT PRIMARY’S PEOPLE’S CHAMPION NAMED AS VIX LOWTHION WINS ONLINE VOTE
East Wight Primary has announced that Vix Lowthion, Green Party candidate for the Isle of Wight East, has been declared the ‘People’s Champion’ after over 876 local electors took part in the group's online vote. The group believes this ground-breaking,...
Read moreDetailsWORK TO BEGIN THIS SUMMER ON 203 NEW AFFORDABLE HOMES IN NEWPORT
In a major milestone, Captiva Homes and Sovereign Network Group have agreed to a £30million investment into a new housing development at Horsebridge Hill in Newport, with a total of 203 affordable homes set to be built over the next...
Read moreDetailsSHANKLIN’S REGENT PHARMACY TO MOVE INTO FORMER SPORTS & MODEL SHOP
Regent Pharmacy in Shanklin is set to relocate to much larger premises just across the road in order to better serve the local community. Plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council to transform the former Sports &...
Read moreDetailsLABOUR CANDIDATE FOR ISLE OF WIGHT WEST COMMENTS ON TACTICAL POLLING PREDICTIONS
Richard Quigley, the Labour candidate for Isle of Wight West in the upcoming General Election, has responded to recent tactical polling predictions. Tactical sites such as tacticalvote.co.uk and getvoting.org have declared Labour is the best chance to beat the Tories...
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